Dordt College JV Women's Basketball vs. Sioux Falls

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You could say that this game was one that got away from the Defenders. With an 8-point lead going into halftime, you have to be feeling pretty comfortable. Its amazing how quickly a lead can disappear if you donít show up to play in the second half. On Thursday night, the Defender Women fell to the Cougars of the University of Sioux Falls 56-47 after a dismal second half performance.

Neither team shot the ball very well from the field all night. The difference was turnovers. The Defenders turned the ball over 30 times before the final buzzer sounded. The Defenders managed to survive 16 first half turnovers because of the Defenderís Kayla Adamson and the cold hands of the Cougar shooters. Adamson finished with 20 points on the night, going 4-7 from beyond the arc with three threeís in a row at one point. Dordt didnít shoot very well from the free throw line either, shooting a low 27%. A positive for the Defenders was the rebounding. They outrebounded the Cougars 56-44 with Hanna Van Dyk grabbing 12 boards.

It was the Cougarís game in the second half; however, as the Defenders turned the ball over 14 times and the shots finally began to fall for USF. The hot hand of Stephanie Hofer, who finished with 23 points as the gameís leading scorer, fueled the Cougar attack. She couldnít be stopped as she went 3-3 from downtown and shot over 50% from the field.

In the end, Dordt hung around, but could never get anything going offensively because of the poor ball control. The JV Defender Women fall to 2-3 on the season, losing to 3 GPAC opponents.